"I kind of took the diva-ness of Mariah (Carey), who I know socially and really like, but she's always with four people. She's got a bodyguard and stuff like that, which I don't need. Mariah is her own universe and I adore her, but she's hilarious. (I also used) some of Whitney (Houston) and the tragedy of Whitney, a little (Amy) Winehouse... (and) a little Stevie (Nicks)... I always steal from Stevie anyway." Courtney Love on how she built her Elle Dallas character for Lee Daniels' music industry TV drama Empire.

Comedian Will Arnett has reportedly struck up a new romance with actress Arielle Vandenberg. The Lego Movie star was spotted out with his new lady at a Christmas concert in Los Angeles last month (Dec14), following his recent split from producer Erin David, who he had been dating on and off since 2013.
A source tells UsMagazine.com of the budding relationship, "She (Vandenberg) loves to laugh. The past few girls haven't been fun enough for him (Arnett). He's a child at heart."
Arnett was previously linked to Billy Joel's ex-wife, celebrity chef Katie Lee.
The funnyman separated from Amy Poehler, the mother of his two sons, in 2012 after nine years of marriage.
Poehler has since moved on to date comedian Nick Kroll.

The Oscars are supposed to be a barometer for greatness in the movie industry, but sometimes the Academy just misses the mark. Think about it: Three Six Mafia has an Oscar, but Leonardo DiCaprio does not. Snubs inevitably happen every year and some are more egregious than others. As we prepare for the next batch of nominations, let us reflect on some of the biggest snubs that still have us scratching our heads.
1. Leonardo DiCaptio in The Departed
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Leo has been nominated a lot, we know this, but he was at his best in this Martin Scorsese flick. It still pains us that this wasn’t his year.
2. Leonardo DiCaprio in Revolutionary Road
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We thought Leo/Kate Winslet reunion would equal Oscar magic. But alas, it was not to be.
3. Leonardo DiCaprio in Catch Me If You Can
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We still love this movie and think he was fantastic as con man Frank Abagnale Jr. Technically he played more than character, as Frank faked his way into becoming an airline pilot, a doctor and a lawyer.
4. Leonardo DiCaprio in The Aviator
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Last Leo one, we promise. But man did he do a good job playing Howard Hughes’ descent into madness.
5. Brokeback Mountain
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With the exception of Ang Lee winning for Best Director, Brokeback Mountain got completely shut out of the Oscars. Crash beat it for Best Picture in an upset, and Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal and Michelle Williams all inexplicably lost in their categories despite delivering amazing performances.
6. Alfred Hitchcock
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Can you believe the Master of Suspense never won an Oscar for directing? Despite all of his directing techniques that are now famous, poor Hitch never got Oscar recognition. Couldn’t they have at least given him the Best Cameos in All His Films award?
7. James Dean
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We expect that if James Dean had lived longer than his young 24 years, he would have taken home Oscar gold. But the impressive trifecta of films he made during his much-too-short career (A Rebel Without a Cause, East of Eden and Giant) are enough to make us sad he never won.
8. Saving Private Ryan
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This Steven Spielberg wartime epic starring Tom Hanks was beat out for Best Picture by Shakespeare in Love. Rumblings have indicated power producer Harvey Weinstein’s purse strings – rather than the film’s merit - are what actually got Shakespeare the gold.
9. Marilyn Monroe
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The iconic bombshell never got to make a breathy Oscar acceptance speech. She was probably most deserving for her part in Some Like It Hot, but it just wasn't in the cards.
10. Amy Adams
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Doesn’t it seem like she gets nominated every year? She’s like the female Leonardo DiCaprio at this point. She was great in The Fighter and she was our favorite part of American Hustle last year. Such a shame.
11. Robert Redford
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Redford, aka the Brad Pitt before Brad Pitt, has never won an Oscar for acting. He nabbed one in 1981 for directing Ordinary People and got a Lifetime Achievement award in 2002, but the founder of the Sundance Film Festival was never acknowledged for the talent that made him famous.
12. Paul Newman for The Hustler
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It took Paul Newman way too long to claim his Oscar glory. He was notoriously snubbed all throughout his prime years – most notably for The Hustler in 1962. The Academy finally gave him an honorary award in 1986 and then a Best Actor Oscar in 1987 for his role in the subpar sequel to The Hustler - The Color of Money.
13. Citizen Kane
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This film has been number one on so many AFI Greatest Movies of All Time lists that we kind of just assumed it had won the Oscar for Best Picture. Not so. The Orson Welles masterpiece was beat out by How Green Was My Valley, a movie about a Welsh mining village.
14. Michael Fassbender in Shame
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When you put aside the jokes about "best performance by a penis in a movie," you’ll realize that Fassbender actually turns in an Oscar-worthy performance in Shame (clothed or unclothed). We’ll give him time though – we think a statuette is in his future.
15. Ewan McGregor
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Ewan (or as we like to call him: every straight man’s mancrush) has turned in some brilliant work over the years – like his roles in Beginners and The Impossible. But sadly it seems it wasn’t enough to catch the Academy’s attention.
16. Johnny Depp
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Johnny Depp does not have an Oscar. We repeat: Johnny Depp does not have an Oscar. How can the guy who played iconic characters in Edward Scissorhands, Pirates of the Caribbean, and Finding Neverland be lacking a trophy, you ask? It’s a mystery for the ages.
17. Jessica Chastain
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Remember when Jessica Chastain had like a million movies come out in 2011? In luckier years, we think at least ONE of those would have gotten her a win. Maybe 2015 will be her year.
18. Keira Knightley in Pride &amp; Prejudice
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Reese Witherspoon beat her out that year for Walk the Line, but Keira would have had our vote for her pitch perfect portrayal of Jane Austen heroine Elizabeth Bennett.
19. Atonement
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Talk about a beautifully made film. It even won the Golden Globe for Best Drama that year, which is usually a sign that an Oscar imminent. Nope. No Country for Old Men took it instead. Guess nothing beats a Coen Brothers film with an ambiguous ending.
20. Short Term 12
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If you've seen this gem of an indie movie starring a riveting Brie Larson, you'll understand why this was a major snub. It was one of the best movies of 2013, but presumably because it was so small, it didn't get any awards love. Travesty.
21. Mary Elizabeth Winstead in Smashed
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Another small movie, but a huge Oscar-worthy performance by Winstead as a young wife coming to terms with sobriety. Or at least worthy of a nomination. Pay better attention, Academy!
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It's December, so many lists and awards are coming out to celebrate the best of the best in entertainment for 2014. TIME just released their list of the top 15 most influential fictional characters of this year and some of them may surprise you. Although they give the reason behind each pick, we thought we would give you how we were influenced because they aren't always the same.
15. Hello Kitty
How she influenced others: The cartoon character went viral for being outted as not a cat, but human girl who lives in London with her family. Wuhhhhh?
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How she influenced us: We still buy Hello Kitty everything!
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14. Tracy McConnell on How I Met Your Mother
How she influenced others: Fans went crazy for finally finding out who this mysterious character is. There were headlines everywhere covering the last season and a lot of discussion about the ending.
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How she influenced us: WARNING, SPOILER! She proved to us just how messed up TV can be because this whole time we watch to find this big love story and it ends with her just being a vessel for Ted (Josh Radnor) to have his kids (because we all know Robin (Cobie Smuders) wouldn't do that). Then she conveniently dies so Robin, who is now the aunt of their kids, can step back in his love life. Gross!
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13. Amy Dune from Gone Girl
How she influenced others: This complicated character made waves by creating a discussion about dark, female characters.
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How she influenced us: We didn't read the book, so our minds EXPLODED leaving the theater.
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12. Mr. Poo
How he influenced others: Public deification is a big problem in India so Mr. Poo was created to nip that problem in the bud. Thanks to him, one million people pledged to find a toilet to poo.
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How he influenced us: THIS IS US NEVER HEARING ABOUT THIS BEFORE!
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11. Rust Cohle from True Detective
How he influenced others: After the detective mentioned the book, The King in Yellow, people began buying it like crazy on Amazon.
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How he influenced us: We're guilty, we got the book, and it was the first time in a long time that we've read.
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10. Female Thor
How she influenced others: When Marvel released the news that Thor was being relaunched as a woman it made huge rounds on the internet and started many discussions about women in the comic book world.
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How she influenced us: We couldn't wait. We already needed to cosplay as her!
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9. Annalise from How To Get Away With Murder
How she influenced others: A New York Times TV critic deduced Shonda Rhimes' new character as an "angry black woman." Shonda Rhimes responded to the disgusting accusation.
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How she influenced us: She had us glued to the television every week trying to dissect her great big plan.
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8. Hatsune Miku, a computer-generated Japanese singer
How she influenced others: The computer sensation made it to America thanks to performing at Madison Square Garden on Lady Gaga's tour and then performing on The Late Show With David Letterman.
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How she influenced us: We broke our necks so hard looking at Hatsune perform for the first time. What is HAPPENING?!
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7. Katniss Everdeen from The Hunger Games franchise.
How she influenced others: She isn't just hot girl kicking butt to some people. In Thailand and Hong Kong this fictional character actually inspired pro-democracy protestors to stand up for their own rights in their countries. Very awesome!
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How she influenced us: So wait...Katniss doesn't fight in Mockingjay? And is a politician now?
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6. Maura Pfefferman from Transparent
How she influenced others: Maura has made headlines for being the first transgender character lead to a TV show.
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How she influenced us: We cheered because we love seeing progress in entertainment!
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5. King Joffrey from Game of Thrones
How he influenced others: TIME gives credit to this character as the reason the hit show has made it to 18.4 million viewers each week. We buy it.
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How he influenced us: When Joffrey finally gets what coming to him, we couldn't help but dance.
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4. Stephen Colbert from The Colbert Report
How he influenced others: The satire host stepped on a few toes making a joke about the Washington Redskins leading to a lot of backlash on Twitter. He also made the huge announcement that he's leaving his show to take over The Late Show.
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How he influenced us: Our eyes might have fogged up at the thought of losing Colbert Report.
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3. Star-Lord from Guardians of The Galaxy
How he influenced others: Not only was the movie a big hit, but so was the soundtrack, which made it to the top of Billboard 200.
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How he influenced us: We admittedly became hipsters and had to get the soundtrack on tape.
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2. Kim Kardashian from Kim Kardashian Hollywood
How she influenced others: The reality star made over $200 million off of her mobile game. So basically everyone has been downloading and most likely spending real money to buy things in the game.
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How she influenced us: We might have caved in and downloaded it out of curiosity. We hate ourselves for it.
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1. Elsa from Frozen
How she influenced others: Frozen has been everywhere since it released and Elsa's hit "Let It Go" rightfully earned an Oscar. The fictional character was so good, that it was immediately on Once Upon A Time, which bumped up their ratings.
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How she influenced us: We have a new favorite karaoke jam!
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Actress Amy Adams' long-delayed Janis Joplin biopic is finally set to start shooting in 2015. Dallas Buyers Club director Jean-Marc Vallee will take charge of the film, titled Janis Joplin: Get It While You Can, according to Deadline.com.
Adams was first attached to the film in 2010 when Fernando Meirelles was on board to direct. Lee Daniels has also reportedly shown interest.
The Oscar winner's project isn't the only film about Joplin currently in the works - producer Peter Newman has been attempting to make a film titled Joplin for the best part of a decade with stars like Pink and Zooey Deschanel linked to the lead role. Tony Award winner Nina Arianda has been cast as the tragic rocker for that film.

Rocker Amy Lee has clarified remarks she recently made about the future of her band Evanescence, insisting the group hasn't split. The Bring Me To Life singer told Rolling Stone she has no plans to hit the studio or the stage with the band, prompting many fans to fear the worst.
She said, "I would never want to say I'm done with any of it, because it's a huge part of me. I've loved my time with Evanescence; I wouldn't want to just throw it away, but, for the foreseeable future, I don't have any plans to do anything with the band."
Sensing that her comments may have upset some devotees, Lee has now taken to her Facebook.com page to assure fans that Evanescence isn't over.
She explains, "Feeling the need to clarify this - I never said EV (Evanescence) was over. I wouldn't limit myself that way. I said I wasn't doing it now and have a completely open mind for the future. An open mind is a beautiful thing - I had one when I started the band.
"I'm never going to stop searching for things that inspire me, that make me excited about life, art and music. That's what makes it good! I'm not going to let anything or anyone hold me back and make me run in place, especially not an image of myself. Listen to my lyrics and you'll hear that message being called out from the beginning.
"We've got to look forward, keep moving, keep searching, keep growing. You never know what you may be capable of unless you try. Evanescence is a part of me - it just isn't a complete picture of everything I'm capable of..."
The new mother adds, "To be honest, the most inspired and fulfilling thing I've ever been a part of creating has nothing to do with music - I'm holding him in my arms. Don't be afraid to take chances. You may end up with something way better than what you were ready to settle for."

New mum Amy Lee has revealed she has no plans for Evanescence for "the foreseeable future". The singer has just released the Aftermath soundtrack for the War Story movie and admits fans of her group needn't hold their breath as they await new material - because it could be some way off.
She tells Rolling Stone, "The situation is we're not doing it now. I don't like to make predictions about the future, because I'm honestly open-minded, and I would never want to say I'm done with any of it, because it's a huge part of me. I've loved my time with Evanescence, I wouldn't want to just throw it away, but, for the foreseeable future, I don't have any plans to do anything with the band.
"It's really important to me to take some time to show some different sides of myself... There does need to be other outlets for me to make music."
And Lee admits that motherhood has made her rethink her life as a touring rock star, adding, "The days of living on the road and an album cycle be this giant daunting thing of working in the studio for six months then going on the road for a year or two, they're behind me (sic)."
Lee became a first-time mum in July (14) when she gave birth to son Jack Lion.

"It changes you completely. I have never felt like this before. It's sort of, like, shifted my perspective on the whole world. As soon as he came out, (I was) totally overwhelmed with love. It's a lot like the way it feels when you're falling head over heels in love with somebody." Rocker Amy Lee loves life as a new mum. The Evanescence star gave birth to son Jack Lion in July (14).

Evanescence star Amy Lee cringes at some of the music she wrote for the band when she was in her teens. The rocker was just 14 years old when she founded the group, and she wrote and recorded all of the original music for its early demo tapes and EPs.
In an interview with Rolling Stone, Lee, 31, admits the music she wrote as a teenager - despite becoming huge hits - makes her feel uneasy as it reminds her of a time when she was a naive girl.
She explains, "It's funny, people still talk about My Immortal, and it's wonderful, it's so cool, but I was like 14 or 15 when that was happening. When I wrote Bring Me to Life I was 19. Imagine the things that you thought and the way that you spoke and things that you did when you were 19 years old. Even the way that you process relationships and everything, it grows from there. I'm a lot more mature and complex and I have a lot more to say...
"I'd be lying if I didn't admit there's stuff on Fallen or the one we did before that, Origin, that makes me cringe. It's embarrassing. Mainly the lyrical content, oh my God, it's like my old diary. But I can embrace that innocence because I'll never have that again, it's special."

Evanescence star Amy Lee has given birth to a baby boy. The rocker took to her Instagram.com account on Monday (28Jul14) to break the news to fans and introduce her first child with her therapist husband Josh Hartzler to the world.
She shared a snap of herself cuddling the newborn in her hospital bed, and in the accompanying caption, she wrote, "Our little cub, Jack Lion Hartzler, is here.
"I have never known the depths of my heart till now. The world just exploded into technicolor."
The couple wed in 2007.